Animal Science things to know 4 Flashcards
Young female horse under 4
Filly
Mature female horse
Mare
Young male horse under 4
Colt
Castrated male
Gelding
Female donkey
Jenny
Male donkey
Jack
Mare and jack
Mule
Jenny and stallion
Hinny
Female mule and hinny
Molly
Male mule and hinny
John
Fertile, shortest ears, long hair on tail, softer mane and tail hair, larger hooves
Horses
Most fertile, longest ears, short hair on tail, longest ears, short hair on tail, stiff mane and tail hair, smaller hooves
Donkey
What state has the greatest number of horses
Texas
What is the only 4 beat gait
Walk
What part of the hoof doesn’t touch the ground
Sole
What is the outer portion of the hoof
Wall
What parts of the hoof bears weight
Wall, bars, and frog
Any defect that interferes with the usefulness of a horse
Unsoundness
When do horses have a full mouth of teeth
5 years
When does galvaynes groove appear
12 years
Disease transferred through opossums
EPM
Horses digestive system
Hindgut fermenters, monogastric, nonruminant
Horses reproductive pattern
Seasonally polyestrous
Also known as distemper, upper respiratory infection
Strangles
Neurological disease, may spread to humans
Sleeping sickness
Young female pig
Gilt
Mature female pig
Sow